who is now 37. investigation discovery, the network producing the docu series, released a trailer saying bell would be sharing his story for the first time. according to business insider, bell says the abuse started when he was a teenager,n the amanda show before starting his own show. drake and josh. rapper busta rhymes has canceled his tour ahead of his opening performance that was set for san francisco next week. the tour was expected to open next wednesday at the masonic. now, the ticketmaster website lists all 24 of his tour stops as canceled. it's unclear as to why the decision was made. people with tickets for next week's show should receive news about refunds or rescheduling. >> nikki haley has officially dropped out of the race for president. >> although i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i believe in. >> we'll take a look back on her campaign after her opponent, former president donald trump, had a big night at the polls.

>> then voters in san francisco approved several new propositions. we'll take a look at some of the key issues on ballots in the city, and how many affect public safety. >> plus, we continue to follow the latest developments in the east bay. we're live in hayward this morning where a police officer was injured following pe from jack london square. >> this is mornings on two. the night. >> today is wednesday, march 6th. we're looking live at the san francisco skyline and the bay bridge. the weather has been really two different spots. this south bay has been wet. the peninsula of the other spots haven't been as wet. the commute really reflected that. we'll talk to steve in just a bit to talk about. you can sort it out for us. we want to start this morning with a story that morning, right here onúmornings >> hayward police officer is in the hospital now following a crash that happened while the

officer was chasing suspected burglars. >> ktvu s bailey o'carroll is live in hayward where that burglary took place. bailey wha? >> gasia. yeah, good or not? garcia. sorry, andre. rather a good morning. i can tell you just within the last 30 minutes or so when we got to the scene, is when officers started crime l move out of the way so you can see exactly what i'm talking about. there'sújust, probably about four, four cop cars here, including the crime scene unit van that you see right there. now police are going in and out of this. this door atúthe far end on the corner of this business park building. we believe there is no sign up in front of this building. so we don't exactly know what sort of business is operating out of there. but i can tellúyou, i did talk to a nearby business who owns or operates their business. they say that this business, whatever it is, it appears to be

for a couplec of months. he says the owners of the business don't appear to come and go at normal business hours. he said that he's not exactly sure what is being run out of the building, but he said they stay pretty quiet to themselves. now hayward police tell us that a burglary took place here. officers responded. they discovered a number of armed suspects and then a chase ensued. they took off down the road. that's when an officer crashed his hayward police suv, presumably into a fire hydrant, which at the time that we got to the 630 this mor, was spraying about 30ft into the air. it did take firefighters a good number of or not hours, bus or so to get that fire hydrant turned off. and you could see the police suv very badly damaged had been deployed from when we got a look at it this morning. in addition, the hood and wheelchair windshield destroyed. the suv

crashed into a ditch. it appeared, and then an excavator was brought in to try to get that suv out. theyc had a hook hook. the cables onto the back near the trunk of that suv, drag it out of that ditch,c and then they could tow the suv from there. but some good news that officer expected to be okay again, suffering non-life threatening injuries. the officer in the hospital now recoveringúfrom that crash. but again, what exactly business is operating out of the scene here? that remains a mystery. again, we talked to nearby business owners who say they're not exactly sure what it is now. there again, but there's not a lot of signs above on any of these buildings showing what sort of business continue to dig and to try toll- figure out exactly what business was being targeted by these burglars. reporting in hayward. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. bailey >> thank you. we're digging deeper into a claim from oakland mayor shengtao, who is rejecting

suggestions that crime is on the risec. >> we are seeing that crimes and homicides are all trending down, everything from from 2023 numbers now, that was an interview i did yesterday on the nine with the mayor. >> she cited opd crime stats saying the crime is down in many categories over the last three months compared to the same time in previous years, especially in business districts where there have been foot patrols from police and crime suppression teams. while that is true, the data also shows robberies are up 40% from last year in the same time period, and home invasions increased from eight eight last year. in the first two months of last year to 18. so far this year. and let's say, even if crime does continue to fall, it will take a while for the city's reputation to improve. sp>> it takes a little while before people feel confident that decreases are there to stay as well. >> so i think that perceptions might take a little while to adjust if these decreases that

have been reported are are sustainable. >> well, another issue raised by residents is that some crimes go unreported, like car break-ins, some victims say they don't want to report the smashed window or raise their insurance rates. oakland police say they encourage online reporting for that kind of incident so they can better track crime trends. >> ac transit has permanently ended service to some bus stops in downtown oakland on weekend nights. ac transit first started skipping those stops 18 months ago because of safety concerns. ac transit told its drivers to continuec to detour away from broadwayúbetween 14th and 20th streets in both directions. ac transit says its decision to skip the stops permanently at nighttime has the support of the alameda county sheriff's office. nikki haley has officially ended her run for president. >> i am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we've received from all across our great country. but

the time has now come to suspend my campaign. >> we had this for you. live in the 7:00 hour. haley announcing she was suspending her campaign. her opponent, former president donald trump, had a strong showing on super tuesday. she is projected to win just one of the 15 republican contests held yesterday to the nine. corey cook executive vice president and provost at saint mary's college in moraga. thanks for being with us. thank you. we'll start we'll start nationally here. president biden's state of the union speech tomorrow evening considered critical now that the stage is set for november, what do you expect to hear from the president? >> well, i think he needs to both make the case that his administration has been successful and also make the case for where he's going to take the country moving forward. so the general election is now on the election that i think place. so we're going tonow int- obviously be contesting this now through november. the state of the union is the best single, best opportunity before the convention that the president has to set forth an agenda for >> i feel like democrats and

republicans will be watching very closely if he so much as bobbles a word, if he loses, you know, his train of thought. i know a lot of it's on prompter, you know. what do you make of this concern about the president and his challenger, former president trump's mental acuity? we had a recent poll that said just about six out of ten people say they have, you know, serious concerns about both men. >> well, i think that's that's issue that that neither ofúcandidatest of favorability. obviously, the negativity of the race is looming is going to be at a level that we probably haven't seen before, the concerns that voters havec about both of their handling of the office as president, as well as their advancing age is something that we're hearing over and over again in the major media, as well as from voters in a series of polls. so it's clear that, you know, there's going to be a micro, you know, a microscope

that is going to be turned on at any time. these either these two candidates make a mistake. it's also the case that we know be af attack ads, any time that there's any sort of stumble. and soc, yeah, the stakes are incredibly high, i thought president trump gave a very good speech last night, but he's not known for being able to repeat that when he sort of gives a fairly gracious telling, prompter driven address, you know, he's not been successful in maintaining that for more than 48 hours. so i think, again, his first step was a good one last night. now all attention is be paid to president biden, and we'll see how he counters with the state of the union. >> so where does this leave young voters? i don't know if you've had much of a chance to talk with your students so early in the morning, but we talked a lot in the run up to yesterday about low voter turnout, people who do vote tend to beúolder and whiter to the 20 somethings you'll be seeing again in the classroom today who

are dissatisfied with the outcome on the national and even perhaps the state and local stage? california was, potentiallyt in- historically low. it's going to be, really close right now. it's about 20% turnout, which is which is abysmal. and as you the electorate is wealthier and whiter, older. it's a different electorate. and so we saw some of the down ballot races really affected by this, this change in turnoutc. you know, typically, again, it's going to bounce back for a general election. but how do younger voters get engaged in this in this election i questioe driven by other things down ballot? we know that, for example, there will be a series of abortion measures at the state level around the country, they're contested gubernatorial races and senate races, as well as the presidential, my the two parties will do is mobilize their bases through negativity. right fear of the opposing for your own, that has worked in the last couple of

cycles in terms of boosting turnout. but i do worry about young voters and their propensity to vote in the coming general election. and this is not the this is not they wanted. certainly. yeah. >> i mean, exactly on those lines here, adam schiff did get the contest he wanted. he'll be facing republican steve garvey in the general. it spent a lot of money to make this happen, to help this happen. what do you expect to see from those two in the coming months? i mean, does schiff evenúreally need to campaign in a state where registered democratsc outnumber republicans 2 to will campaign,s he need to? i mean, i think, again, barring something disastrous, he will likely cruise to the general election that gavin newsom did in 2018 when he helped john cox in the general in the primary elections so that he would run against him in the general rather than antonio villaraigosa. i think obviously, a lot of progressives were unhappy with with adam schiff or , clearly boosting his republican primary opponent to try to set up the general election he wanted. but he got that the just the party registration advantage in california means that he will

very likely be successful in the general election, but he's going to spend a lot of money because he now needs to, satisfy the democrats who are unhappy with him. yeah, he certainly canúhelp down ballot candidates. and so, you know, for him now, it's effectively starting his time as a us senator. how is he going to help rebuild the base of the party in support of him? so he will certainly be spending money , but i don't think it'll be a particularly contested election. >> okay. well, it is the most expensive california senate primary race in our state's history. corey cook, it's good to connect. thanks for joining us on the nine. thank you. thank you. coming up here on the nine we will look ahead to what's waiting for you online. you can get a lot of information and developing election coverage when you visit us on cwtv.com and the ktvu fox two news app. next here on the nine, a proposed law aims to force all california schools to have an armed law enforcement officer patrolling each campus. we'll examine who would pay for that extra security then important health news about one of the deadliest cancers that many peopleúdon't even want to talk

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morning. >> sal, you and i since the earh cooled. that's unusual, isn't it? though it is unusual. we had some really this this system overachieved. this is a rain year. if it was a dry year, this system probably wouldn't have done anything. but we had some really good rain around san jose, and i'll show you that for a second. went up the peninsula. our good friend there, agustin diaz, south city, picked up 16/100 on rainfall, but san jose, it was all about you, you and you. west san jose inch of rain near blossom hill, two thirds of an inch around, many areas clara, san jose, willow glen, the almaden valley had really good rain. bonny doon, santa cruz mountains 59/100 san jose, which as everyone knows, has a terrible dry bias, picked up at least a half inch of rain. los gatos ind saratoga quarter of an inch, and on the on the peninsula, the beautiful crystal springs reservoir at 16/100. the upper low is called a cut off low, they are really challenging to forecast because it doesn't have a kicker. that means there's

nothing coming in upstream. so they're cut off from the main branch of the jet stream. the forecast modelsc never handled them well. they didn't 30 years ago. they still don't. but one of them did the european and the nam forecast models did. they nailed it. and the nam said rainfall totalsúareúgoing up. and boy did they ever. now the system putúon the brakes about marin county. looks like it's fallingúapart there. it's losing its support as a low goes south. but still some prettyc good rai. around a quarter of an inch to a half inch of rain for some. but by far and away most of the rain was south along the san mateo coast and then a little bit over towards oakland. but farther east there were some locations. didn't get any at all, and not far away they could find a 10th to a quarter of an inch. but this was all about san jose, campbell, los gatos, santa cruz mountains, and now it looks like we're about done. this stretched all the way down to watsonville, which picked up good rain as well. but you can see, i mean, finally, this is ending. so it was a lit up there for a while. 50s on the temps. it is still under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. i think we'll get a few sun breaks, but boy there's a lot of cloud cover there. but

the rain is at least decreasing here. system goes into central and southern california takes the turn, and then after that we'll get a break for a couplec of days. but again you can see some of this rain still holdingc on i think for another hour or two. but i think by about the time we get to late morning, early afternoon this will be done. but a rather systemúfor one that didn't look all that impressive yesterday. but look at it. so decreasing rain, mostly cloudy temperatures will be in the 60s. enjoy tomorrow and friday. why? because we'll get more sun and warmer. but more clouds roll in on the weekend. >> all right steve, thanks. well, march is colorectal cancer awareness month. colorectal cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths nationwide. but with early detection and intervention , it's also one of the most preventable. with us now is doctor elwyn kibebe, who is a gastrointestinal specialist and spokesperson for the american cancer society. good morning, doctor. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> of course. now, doctor, research is reporting an increase in colorectal cancer incidences among americans,

first in men now and second in women in. this is a very troubling trend under the age of 55. do we know why younger people are getting colorectal cancer? >> yeah. and that's not only a trend that's seen here in the united states. we're seeing welk it's multifactorial. there's definitely an interplay between your genes and an environment that have some say. and there's definitely research that are going into looking into that. but some things are genetic predisposition, family history, lifestyle choices such as smoking, obesity. if you're a sedentary lifestyle, inflammatory bowel disease and other occupational, environmental exposures could also increase that risk. in that age group. >> doctor, let me take a step back.úwhat is colorectal cancer? what is happening in the body that's causing this? genetic changes that are happening in the cells in the colon that are becoming more how do i say, you know, the division process of the cells in the colon are being dysregulated. so

now they're dividing abnormally. and so we know that early detection does save lives. and you know, removing precancerous polyps can prevent cancer from developing. >> now i've heard and i've had friends who were unable to eat seeds. you know, they couldn't eat grapes because they can cause polyps. how does that part of it work? >> yeah, i mean, polyps developed from a lot of different reasons. will have polyps and not know exactly what in their diet or, you know, activities encourage that to happen. but that's why we encourage screening, definitely. now, at the age of 45 and the cancer, american cancer society society on cancer.org has some really good information for patients about the different screening modalities that are out there. >> and the polyps can, canúturn cancers. is that my understanding of how it works? that's correct. yeah. so you can go in and remove the polyps before they become cancerous. that's kind of one of the

effective. yeah. all right. soc let's talk a bit about the signs here. what can someone look out for. because some of the signs are similar to other illnesses. but what can people look out for and what should they be concerned about. >> yes.úi mean most common symptoms are change in bowel habits. you know, gas, bloating& blood in the stool or black stools, nausea, vomiting, unintentional weight loss. you know, a lot of these symptoms are really nonspecific. and, you know, some things i guide patients on are looking for symptoms that are increasing in intensity or frequency, that are out of the ordinary or persistent. i really encourage them to seek, you know, advice from their health care providers . >> you know, they say reducing your risk. of course, getting regular screenings here, only about 20% of individuals between the age of ages of 45 and 59 receive c crc screenings here. tell us a little bit about what the screening process entails. >> yeah, i mean, there are three different sort of buckets of

screening. one is a stool based testing where you can detect blood in the stool, also you can look at dna in the stool for looking for dna signatures of colon cancer, the second bucket would be procedurally based, and that's with your traditional sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy where you take a camera and you look into the colon. and then the third is using imaging based. and that's less commonly used using cts and x rays. >> yeah, i've heard about those at home tests. i mean is that something that you'd recommend to people if they are not sure about going to the doctor yet, but do want to know, do you recommend those at home tests? >> honestly, i think the best approach to screening is an individualized approach. with your provider about your personal history, your family history, your personal preferences, and your lifestyle. quite frankly, from the american cancer society, we just want people to get screened. whatever their, modality they can get accessúto. >> yeah, very important here, especially that troubling trend of younger people getting

diagnosed with this. and it can be preventable and treatable if you catch it early. doctor elwyn society, we thank you so mucher for your insight this morning. it's really appreciated. >> thank you for your time. all right. >> coming up, the future of airport security might look a little bit more different with self checkout lines. next on the nine we'll take a look at the new tsa line in las vegas where travelers navigate their own bag checks and bodyúscans. also ahead, she gave up her seat in congress for a run in the senate, but the votes aren't in her favor. this morning, we will look at congres oman barba

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luke and steve garvey. these are the numbers for the full time race. if you can pop up the results. adam schiff with 33.2. steve garvey with sorry, adam schiff 33.2. steve garvey 32.4. we'll note there has not been a republican elected to a california senate seat since 1988. schiff, the overwhelming favorite, will likely work to mend fences with fellow democrats in this race. katie porter and barbara lee. this is to fill the seat currently held by senator laphonza butler, formerly held by the late spsenator dianne feinstein. for almost 31 years and perhaps the closest watch congressional race in the bay area, it looks like former san jose mayor sam liccardo will likely face santa clara county supervisor joe in l election. >> liccardo received the most votes in a crowded 11 candidate field representing part of

silicon valley. >> we're going to fight for reproductive rights. we're going to fight for democratic institutions. i'll be fighting hard for all those things. but in between the fights, we got to get something done and our our country desperately needs a congress that will get somethin& done. on homelessness, on high things that are challenging our >> this election is to try and win the seat held by retiring longtime congresswoman anna eshoo. >> well in the east bay, the race to succeed barbara lee has a clear leader here. when she announced she would not run for reelection to instead run for senate,úlee endorsed lateefah simon to be board of directors and picked up endorsements from governor gavin newsom and attorney general rob bonta. she's leading this morning with 43% of the vote, while jennifer tran has 17. congresswoman barbara lee came in fourth in the california senate race. she thanked volunteers and voters for their

support at her campaign headquarters in oakland. she noted this was the most expensive race in the state's h. lee headed back to washington, d.c. shortly after polls closed, and she did not go to the watch party in oakland. she also did not answer our reporter's questions about what's in her future. >> well, san francisco voters weighed in on a number of propositions, many of them focused on public safety and help for the most vulnerable residents. next here on the nine, the result of a push to who receive aid from the cityos- and an expansion of police powers, then a sisterhood who sa number of bonds. we'll talk with justhead of an oakland nonprofit before an event that will uc e and in

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you're making your way on 24 from, let's say, lafayette into oakland. it should be dry for the most part. now, harry reid, international airport in las vegas is testing out the future of airport screenings self security checks. it's a six month trial that's reserved for travelers with tsa precheck. here's how it works. passengers arrive at the checkpoint, then screen guides them through the bag check and body scan process. some say it feels like the self-checkout at the grocery store. tsa says it's likely not going to be rolled out at every airport at this point. it's just testing to see what can make the process smoother. kind of makes me laugh because we've been seeing reports that many grocery stores are doing away with

self-checkout. exactly. people are not completely honest about what is in their cart. exactly. and so i'm like, you want to put airport security in the hands of the traveler? a little curious, i don't i don't know if don't k. >> so, you know, you're the airport security is a little more important than opinion. >> i'll do anything to get out of standing in those lines for that take forever to get through. brutal. that's just brutal. i'll do anything at this point. i do like you should try. >> you have the what is it? the clear or the. >> well, i'm going to get it now. i'm able to now, you know, get it easily like that a lot better. oh yes. so you have that. it's not that, not the precheck but the clear. >> oh no i have tsa boom. >> yeah. just you know, those people just come right past us. take your shoes off, scan. go right in. igm just like, geez, louise, man, they're getting the good stuff. and you're like, am i going to make this flight? >> am i going to? >> i don't know, but they'ret& just walked in. no worries on their faces.újust go the clear . >> clear. pretty soon that will be you. >> yes, it will be one of these

days. one of these days. all right. let's move on to this story right now. big story that voters will be decidingn san francisco voters approved several propositions on measure that gives police the ability to use drones and chase criminal suspects. ktvu allie rasmus explains the results and the reaction. allie yes, six out of seven local measures passed by san francisco voters yesterday. >> the only one that didn't pass was a measure that tiedc police staffing to tax increases. that measures that did pass that were arguably some of the most controversial and consequential were measures e and f. so let's take a look at how that the numbers folded out for measure e, which passed by 60% of the vote. it authorizes the city to install public surveillance cameras and give police more flexibility to use drones. facial recognition technology as well as update the police pursuit policy so that police would be able to chase suspected criminals. people who are suspected of committing violent crimes and felonies. opponents say that the measure gives police too much power with

unclear results. >> there's nothing in proposition e that will make san francisco safer. it will only make san francisco less safe, and it will target communities that have been overpoliced for decades. into the measure for folks that are concerned. you know, the police department will have to go to the board of supervisors every year to basically explain how they're using the footage that they're using fromc surveillance cameras, from drones. they'll have to explain how they're using the technology . >> now, that second measure, we mentioned, measure f passed with people on public assistance in the city to go through regular drug screening tests and get substance abuse treatment. opponents of that measure say the city doesn't have the resources to provide substance abuse treatment to everyone who would need to qualify, calling it a false promise. now, san francisco voters also overwhelmingly approved a measure symbolic, largely symbolic measure that would that

calls on san francisco unified school district to start teaching algebra to eighth graders once again. other measures that passed included measure a, which sets aside money for affordable housing, and measure c, which temporarily gets rid of the real estate transfer tax for any landowner that wants to convert commercial property into housing. live in san francisco ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. ali thank you. >> i think she's about to set to talk live with the mayor here one on one. so once ali does spthat, we'll have it for you at noon. in california, president biden and former president donald trump easily won their party's primaries. we'll pop up the republican primary resultst& here in california. former president trump, 79% support nikki haley 18. of course, haley suspended her race earlier thise democratic side, president biden is locked in our state 89% support compared to 3% for marianne williamson. california voters had one statewide ballot proposition propúone would allow our state to borrow $6 billion to use money to build mental

health and substance abuse treatment facilities, but also build supportive housing for people who are homeless. the proposition has the support of governor gavin newsom, law enforcement, first responders. opponents, though, question the constitutionality of the measure as well as itsúcost. this is a very tight race, too close to call atúthis point. the yes vote has a very slight edge, with 50.2. the noúvotes have 49.8, with 50% of the precincts reporting new this morning, we're learning more about the background of the man who was killed by deputies luis villaser cervantes died after a deadly chase and shootout with deputies on monday, according to the santa rosa police department. >> cervantes had a long criminal history. the 53 year old suspect had been deported four times, dating back to 2009. he had also been arrested for willful cruelty to a child, criminal threats, domestic violence, dui and narcotics for deputies were injured during the incident. ne& proposed legislationúin the state assembly would require school districts to hire an

armed law enforcement officer to patrol each of its campuses. current state law allows school districts to decide whether to hire armed or unarmed officers. if the bill becomes a law, it would be a state mandated program requiring the state to reimburse each district for its cost. >> this morning, police in alameda have made an arrest in a huge retail theft case. officers say they located eight truckloads of stolen merchandise, stolen vehicles and more than $10,000 in cash. we've learned it all started with an investigation into a theft, into what happened at an old navy store at the south shore shopping center. police learned the stolen goods were taken to a home in oakland. officers say they suspected the house was a fencing operation for other thefts around the bay. at this point, investigators are working to return the stolen goods to the properúretailers. >> well, a celebration of sisterhood and empowerment. soul sisters, inc. is an oakland based nonprofit that's gearing up for its annual international women'súday fest this weekend. the event will feature more than 20 women led businesses as well as an educational panel as well. so joining us now is doctor

christine coleman, the founder and executive director of soul sisters inc. doctor coleman, thank you so much for joining us today. appreciate it. all right. so we have international women'& history month and then we have international. we have women's history month and then international women's day coming up on friday, let's talk a little bit about some of the issues, some of the social issues that women facing out th. >> absolutely. so yes, we know that historically, women continue to haveúvarious forms misogyny, which is a direct hatred towards women. and we also know that when we add different identities compiled onto that, such as racism, that women of color.t, especially fo- >> yeah. and the corporate world now, there was a push a few years ago for dei. now that's not the case much in some companies. tell us a little bit about that and how that affects >> yeah, i mean on a macroeconomic level, we're seeing a lotc of budget cuts in general, and we're noticing that dei initiatives and sectors within companies are being the first that there is a change

socially where a lot of people consider db initiatives exclusive to certain parties, when really the actual initiative is focused on more inclusive, initiatives as well as representation. >> so you're saying what you're saying they're only putting idee everyone understand what this >> i think that's right. and i think that but also specifically focusing on underrepresented and marginalized groups in order to so they can have the same access to these opportunities, because as we know, they have not been able to have those same accesses over the many, many years, decades and even centuries here in this country. >> all is friday. but on saturday you're hosting an international women's festival. tell us a bit aboutt& that. >> absolutely. so we've had this festival for years past and due to the pandemic and a lot of the social pause, we took a break and we decided to bring so we'rd to host a number of local women owned vendors to have a women's marketplace, as well asúa panel to talk about empowering the whole women, which is our theme

for this year. >> all right. so talk a little bit about the women thatúthat go to this event. what can they expect. take them into the conference if they haven't been before. absolutely. >> it's a soul sisters really focuses on just making a super celebratory experience for women. we'll have a dj, we'll have lots of celebration, positive, enthusiastic environment, and we get to shop and enjoy different local women owned products. and the panel really is about highlighting some of the successes that soul sisters has had. what we hope to do as well as have this panel to really speak on empowering women. >> you're going to have 20 businesses there. give us an idea of what some of those businesses will be. >> absolutely. so we'll have food vendors, we'll have crafts, we'll have a variety. i know candles and as well. >> and theúseminars. tell us a bit about those. the panel discussions. >> absolutely. so we have women who are representing the areas that we serve in, which are mental health, physical health, creative expression and professional development. and they'll be sharing their expertise and insights to help us empower ourselvesc holistically. >> what's your personal connection to this? you know your doctor of psychology, i believe. tell us a little about your personal connection, why founded this group?rt and

>> absolutely. well, back in the day when i started thinking about soul sisters, i just wanted to help destigmatize mental health altogether. and i noticed that there were a lot of discrepancies among the stigmas, particularly with women and girls. and so as i started to research more and go on to get more about the issues of oppressive systems that directly impact women. and i wanted to do something about that in a positive way. is are people recognizing it, not not letting that stigma really hold them back from from opening up about those issues they're facing? moving towards a more positive trajectory. and i also think that you might agree that we still have a lot of work to do, a lot of work to do. >> tell us a bit about where the event's going to be held, andt& how do people >> absolutely. the address for the event is 1955 telegraph avenue at the square community community center in uptown oakland. saturday at march 9th at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, p.m. >> tickets i thinkú$s0. tickets are $30. >> you can find those at soul sisters.org, which is our website, or if you follow us on

instagram at soul sistersn >> org doctor christine coleman sounds like a great event for women to come to fellowship and meet like minded folks as yourself as well, so we appreciate your time coming. >> thank you for having me. >> all right. good luck. all right. if you'd like to attend, as you heard, the international women's day fest, it's from 10 to 2 this saturday, march 9th at the square inc community space in oakland. there will be vendors, as you heard, and panel experts. tickets are $30 and all proceeds will go toward soul sisters programs that will serve marginalized women across the bay area. so for a good cause, there. all right. still to come, challenging perceptions andc fostering dialog on race in america. next on the nine, we're talking live with an author behind the anti-racist vocab guide, which is a resource designed to dismantle barriers and ltivate understanding. stay it >> woman: why did we choose safelite? we were loading our suv when... crack! safelite came right to us, and we could see exactly when they'd arrive with a replacement we could trust. that's service the way we want it. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪

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here in california. the governor rejected those claims. flynn now says whether or not panera is exempt from the law, he will pay all his employees in california that $20 an hour wage. many people are reacting to the news that macy's plans to close its flagship store in san francisco's union square, and they're wondering what will happen to theúcheesecake factory inside the building. cheesecake factory is on the eighth floor of the macy's building, overlooks union square. it's long been a popular spot for tourists, given the view, the extensive menu and family friendly atmosphere. >> i like the view my grandchildren love to play around here and we love the spaghetti, the salad. i hope it doesn't go cheesecake factory has been in business in union square for almost 25 years. >> the owners have yet to say what will happen. macy's said iy open until it finds a buyer for the property. >> it's a groundbreaking resource, reshaping spconversations about race in america. the anti-racist vocab guide is a tool that works to

break down barriers and foster understanding, and uses reflection questions as a starting point for hard conversations with those close to you. with us now is maya ely, the author of the anti-racist vocab guide maya, welcome. thank you. i saw this book. it's a book that i didn't know i needed. yeah, honestly, because first of all, i open it up to the first thing. microaggression. yeah, i thinkca lot of people might be even shy to ask what these things mean. so now you've put it in a book form soc people don't have to ask. they might be embarrassed, a lot of these things in here are ways that you can address racial issues that people may not have, friends that can help them with. >> sure. yeah. i feel like that's a really great point that you mentioned. i think it's learning and talking about conversations around racism. like, honestly, it could be a uncomfy. and i feel like it'se human nature to not want to appear like you don't know something or you're uneducated,

or you have fear of asking the wrong question or think you're saying the right thing, but really, it's the wrong thing, right? >> that's also possible. and some people are coming at it from a good heart, but they don't realize that what you're right? how do you feel about when you put this book together and what kind of feedback have you gotten? >> yeah, how did i feel, that's a really good question. i feel like for me, it was really important to create this body of work that can be a shared vocabulary for people to learn, kind of a baseline knowledge about all the various different topics around race in america or the black experience. and so it was really important to me to kind of bridge the gap for folks. and that's what i really hope that this does. >> so you and i were talkingc of the air about how some people have said, i'm not going to read this book. and that's kind of like a red flag. it's like sir or madam. sure, you may be the problem, right? >> yeah. >> and i thought about this quite a lot, to be honest. this

book is probably not for those who let's just for people who are really learning to or really wanting to learn more. there's a proactive need to be like, i, i'm hearing all hearing these conversations. there's words that maybe i don't know about. >> they want to be an ally, which is also defined in your book. >> exactly, exactly. which is like a lifelong commitment. and a commitment to being vulnerable, to being open to learning more about marginalized communities, about their experiences and how you can helpn >ñ can we talk about the book spitself? because these are beautiful illustrations and you did them yourself? >> i did. >> so if people don't know the way a lot of authors do, it is they write the book and then they have to find an illustrator. yeah but you did it all. you you did the artwork cot the artwork can more closely match exactly what you're looking for, right? >> yeah. for me, i am a visual person and i really believe in having accessible visual driven

learning. and i think with topics like racism, there's lots of really amazing academic reads that you can dive into, which you should. but i think what's really nice about it's a gatewao really kind of get in, to be called into action, because there's terms and then there's the visual. so it can really help with the association and the learning and understanding of what you're kind of getting into. >> yeah, let's face it, no one's going to want to doúall that research because people are lazy. right. and so you put it all in this book and i don't even have to google discriminate on equality versusúequity. it's all here. things like the marchc on washington to explain why it was that was so important. so i really do like this. and the last question i will ask is, do you plan any more works like this? >> oh, that's such ac like for s i was doing the research, there was so much that also was like not even noted, didn'túmake the cut. right. and another thing is like language continues to adapt and transform and shift. and so

as we're kind of diving into this work, it's really important to be able to have a language where we these things so we can talk about these issues and fight against them. so there's definitely go into to more i like this book. >> it also feels good when you hold it, which is i'm happy about that. maya ely, author of the anti-racist vocab guide. thank you for joining us. yeah. of course, coming up on mornings on two, the nine pg is warning customers of a growing scam. the tactic scammers are using, which has ledúto nearly $900,000 in losses in fraudulen

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parts of the sierra. 126in of snow fell at sugar bowl ski resort, and 93in fell at palisades gas prices are starting to go up just as people get to ready to hit the road for spring break. >> triple a reports that the average price of a gallon of gas in california rose more than $0.25 in the last month, data from gasbuddy shows. prices are expected to rise another $0.10 in april and march. the jump comes as distributors prepare to switch to the summer blend of gasoline, which is more expensive to produce, a new study finds. >> a strong sense of self control is often correlated with professional and personal success. researchers at the university of california, san diego found. showing self control can make people around you believe that you're well suited for positions of power. researchers also found that people tend to appear less suited for powerful roles when they don't meet the goals they've set for themselves. do you see this in action? >> can you? yeah. >> that's true. yeah. >> interesting. that's why they say that when you have a goal,

you're not supposed to say it. just do it right. so then when i fail or if i fail, you won't know that i failed. yes. >> right. exactly. i know the work. just do it. just do it. you just got to set your mind to it. yeah. not always easy. if you can pull it off, i know you'll be exactly. all right. >> quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch live newscasts and stories on demand roku, your apple tv, yourour android tv two to scan the qr code on your screen right now. or you can search for the fox local app and then select ktvu. >> it's a busy one, a super wednesday after super tuesday, election results are rolling in, so we'll have that r yo on ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ [cheering]